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In light of all darkness, inside the Polly Klaas kidnapping and the search for America's child, Kim Cross

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In light of all darkness

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Kim Cross

inside the Polly Klaas kidnapping and the search for America's child

"On October 1, 1993, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Petaluma, California, during a sleepover with two friends, while her mother slept soundly in the room next door. This rarest of all kidnappings--a stranger abduction from the home--triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history. Riddled with red herrings, grave mistakes, dead ends, and false leads, from fake ransom calls to junior high pranks to dramatic SWAT raids, the 65-day search for "America's Child" became every FBI agent's--and every parent's--worst nightmare. Many Americans remember Polly's face, which appeared on the national news every night, on the cover of People magazine, and on more than 8 million flyers distributed as far as China. The emotional gravity of Polly's story touched every agent, police officer, and forensic technician who worked on her case. Many of these investigators have never shared their stories--until now. New York Times bestselling author Kim Cross has written the first comprehensive account of what happened on that fateful night in October, as well as how the case forever transformed the Bureau's approach to solving crimes. With unprecedented access to files, crime scene photos, a videotaped murder confession, and inside sources, In Light of All Darkness follows the investigators who pieced together the evidence that led to the arrest and conviction of the kidnapper--a man currently on death row--and made the victim a household name and a girl who will never be forgotten"--, Provided by publisher

Part I: Somewhere out there. The sleepover -- The stranger -- The first hour -- The trespasser -- The case agent -- The eyewitness -- The crime scene -- Doubts -- Leads -- The volunteers -- Seventy-two hours -- America's most wanted --The celebrity -- Part II: The investigative machine. The polygrapher -- The forensic artist -- The profiler -- The composite -- Victimology -- Rapid start -- The ERT team -- The SWAT team -- Trouble within -- The foundation -- The insider -- The suspect -- Part III: The turning point. Pythian Road -- The subject -- The lab -- SWAT raid -- The first interview -- The palm print -- The lineup -- System failures -- The wild card -- The confession --- Anatomy of a lie -- Cloverdale -- Found -- Positive identification -- America cries -- The trial -- Polly's legacy -- Epilogue

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